Paris Jackson reportedly attempts suicide

Michael Jackson's daughter, 15, rushed to hospital, now recovering from cuts to her wrists.

Paris Jackson is in the hospital recovering after a suicide attempt on Wednesday. In this file photo Jackson attends a candlelight vigil at the childhood home of father Michael Jackson on August 29, 2012 in Gary, Indiana.
— Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Paris Jackson is in the hospital recovering after a suicide attempt on Wednesday. In this file photo Jackson attends a candlelight vigil at the childhood home of father Michael Jackson on August 29, 2012 in Gary, Indiana.
/ Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Paris Jackson, the daughter of the late pop superstar Michael Jackson, was taken by ambulance to a Los Angeles area hospital early this morning with cuts on her wrists. As of now, there is no official confirmation whether the 15-year-old had attempted had suicide, although a growing number of reports are suggesting that she did.

Jackson's mother, Debbie Rowe, told Entertainment Weekly today that her daughter was "rushed to the hospital with cuts on her wrist" and that there has been "a lot going on (lately)" in her daughter's life.

At 11:30 a.m. today, the attorney for Katherine Jackson, Paris' grandmother and legal guardian, issued the following statement to USA Today: "Being a sensitive 15 year old is difficult no matter who you are. It is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you. Paris is physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention. Please respect her privacy and the family's privacy."

Michael Jackson, Paris' troubled pop superstar father, died in 2009, shortly before the planned start of his ill-fated "This Is It" comeback tour. The Jackson family subsequently filed a lawsuit charging that the aborted tour's producer, AEG Live, bore responsibility for Michael Jackson's death because it had hired Dr. Conrad Murray, a charge AEG has denied. In November, Murray was sentenced to four years in prison for administering a fatal dose of propofol to help Jackson sleep, without proper monitoring equipment.

The Jackson family read a statement at Murray's sentencing. It included a message from Paris and her two brothers, Prince and Blanket: "We will grow up without a father, our best friend, our playmate and our dad."

The trial pitting the Jackson family against AEG in Los Angeles is ongoing. In testimony this morning, AEG CEO Randy Phillips said the company has no responsibility for Jackson’s death and agreed with statements that have been attributed to him and AEG's defense attorney that the case against AEG amounted to a shakedown.